Text of section effective on April 01, 2025
Sec. 549.0302.  BOARD COMPOSITION; APPLICATION PROCESS.  (a)  The composition of the board must comply with federal law, including 42 C.F.R. Section 456.716.  The executive commissioner shall determine the board's composition, which must include:
(1)  two representatives of managed care organizations, one of whom must be a physician and one of whom must be a pharmacist, as nonvoting members;
(2)  at least 17 physicians and pharmacists who:
(A)  provide services across the entire population of Medicaid recipients and represent different specialties, including at least one of each of the following types of physicians:
(i)  a pediatrician;
(ii)  a primary care physician;
(iii)  an obstetrician and gynecologist;
(iv)  a child and adolescent psychiatrist; and
(v)  an adult psychiatrist; and
(B)  have experience in either developing or practicing under a preferred drug list; and
(3)  a consumer advocate who represents Medicaid recipients.
(b)  The executive commissioner by rule shall develop and implement a process by which an individual may apply to become a board member and shall post the application and information regarding the application process on the commission's Internet website.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.